How to Configure Dial Up Internet Connection on Solaris 10

Googling for the solution with many types of workarounds in different references brings confusion. It's why I"m describing actually how I configured it.

Follow the steps given below correctly.

• If you have selected non-networked during installation of Solaris 10 then you have to activate your network interface using the following command:
  
  

  # ifconfig interfaceName plumb up ipAddress netmask subnetMask

  
  In my PC the default network interface is rtls0. You can get your interfacename using following command and then looking up a while.
  

  # ifconfig -a

  
  ipAddress means ip Address of your Machine in LAN (you can get it
  from Windows if you have or contact your ISP).
  
  Subnet Mask is the subnet mask of your PC something like this 255.255.0.0.
• Create a file /etc/ppp/peer/isp with following contents:
  
  

  sppptun plugin pppoe.so connect "/usr/lib/inet/pppoec interfaceName" user atiq...@smile.com.bd # my account name at my ISP remotename smile.com.bd # name of the ISP; for pap-secrets noauth # do not authenticate the ISP's identity (client) noipdefault # assume no IP address; get it from ISP defaultroute # install default route; ISP is Internet gateway updetach # log errors and CONNECT string to invoker noccp # ISP doesn't support free compression

• Append to /etc/ppp/pap-sectrects and /etc/ppp/chap-sectrects
  
  
  

  ispProvidedUserName ispName password

  
  Be careful no space as separator should be used. You must place tab instead. For example,
  

  abcd...@smile.com.bd smile.com.bd abcdef

• Create /etc/ppp/pppoe.if with content
  

  interfaceName

  You have to set your interface name. interfaceName in my case is rtls0.
• Create /etc/resolv.conf with content
  

  nameserver primaryDNSServer nameserver secondoryDNSServer

  You can get them from Windows(peeping into your dialup connection
  detais) or asking your ISP. For example, mine is:

  nameserver 114.31.0.66 nameserver 4.2.2.2

• Apply following commands
  

  # sppptun plumb pppoed interfaceName # sppptun plumb pppoe interfaceName # pppd call isp

  
  
  Or you can use debug to check for errors.

  # pppd debug call isp